Exceptional US Army M2 paratrooper helmet, original World War II, with front seam and shell number 197C.
A true veteran of the battles of Normandy, Holland, and the Battle of the Bulge (Bastogne). Period combat modification: chinstraps and bails removed, V-shaped chinstrap cut. Insignia and NCO band painted twice.
The distinctive insignia of the 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division is painted on each side of the shell. The horizontal bar painted on the back indicates the wearer’s non-commissioned officer status; a projectile slightly dented the steel without penetrating it.
Comes with its original liner, the specific paratrooper model made by Inland, retaining its web suspension, leather sweatband, and unpainted A washers.
Rare opportunity to acquire a genuine, untouched, matching set.
The historical artifacts for sale at PARATROOPER’s are intended for collectors, history enthusiasts, historians and museum curators. These items do not glorify or promote any of the political, ideological or racial opinions related to the global conflicts that bathed the 20th century in blood.
Besides, we remind you that Article R.645-1 of the French Penal Code establishes fines applicable to fifth class contraventions (except in the specific cases of a filming, show or exhibition which refer to historical events) for any individual who wears a uniform, insignia or symbol reminiscent of those worn by members of the various organizations declared criminal in application of Article 9 of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal annexed to the London Agreement of August 8, 1945 – SS, SD, Gestapo, Nazi leaders (the Führer, the Reichsleitung, the Gauleiters and their main collaborators, the Ortsgruppenleiter, the Zellenleiter and the Blockleiter), or reminiscent of those worn by any person found guilty, by a French or International Jurisdiction, of one or several crimes against humanity established by Articles 211-1 to 212-3 or mentioned in Law No. 64-1326 of December 26, 1964.
The Code provides additional penalties, including the confiscation of the items used or intended for committing the offence.
